Virginia House Bill 1508 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 10 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-17 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)

Extended service contracts. Revises the definition of an extended service contract to mean a contract or agreement for a specific duration, in return for a segregated charge by the purchaser, to perform the repair or replacement of any consumer product, including a motor vehicle, or for indemnification for repair or replacement, for the operational or structural failure of any consumer product, including a motor vehicle, due to a defect in materials, workmanship, inherent defect, or normal wear and tear, with or without additional provisions for incidental payment of indemnity under limited circumstances, including, but not limited to, towing, rental, and emergency road service and road hazard protection. The measure provides that extended service contracts may provide for the repair or replacement of any consumer product for damage resulting from power surges or interruption or accidental damage from handling. The measure further declares that extended service contracts are not insurance in the Commonwealth or otherwise regulated under Title 38.2.

Extended service contracts; revises definition thereof.

Del. Mark Sickles [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-03-17		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)
2008-03-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 524 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-03-04		Senate: Signed by President
2008-03-04		House: Signed by Speaker
2008-03-03		House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1508ER)
2008-03-03		House: Enrolled
2008-02-28		Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-28		Senate: Read third time
2008-02-27		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2008-02-25		Senate: Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
2008-02-07		Senate: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-02-07		Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2008-02-06		House: Communicated to Senate
2008-02-06		House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-06		House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2008-02-05		House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1508H1
2008-02-05		House: Committee substitute agreed to 080162736-H1
2008-02-05		House: Read second time
2008-02-04		House: Read first time
2008-02-01		House: Committee substitute printed 080162736-H1
2008-01-31		House: Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2008-01-17		House: Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
2008-01-17		House: Presented and ordered printed 088901676

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB1508